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1 minimum
['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
aggettivo minimo* * *1. ['miniməm] adjective(smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc): the minimum temperature last night.) minimo2. [-mə] noun(the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level: Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.) minimo- minimal- minimize
- minimise* * *['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
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2 rock-bottom
noun, adjective ((at) the lowest level possible: Prices have reached rock-bottom; rock-bottom prices.) minimo; stracciato -
3 low
I 1. [l'əʊ]1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esauritoto be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare
3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, bassoto be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi
4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)6) (deep) [tone, note] basso2.1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamenteI wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto
3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoceto turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]
4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa••II [ləʊ]1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione2) fig.III [ləʊ]verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.)2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.)3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.)4) (small: a low price.)5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.)6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.)2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.)- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) (a tecnologia poco avanzata)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.)* * *I 1. [l'əʊ]1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esauritoto be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare
3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, bassoto be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi
4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)6) (deep) [tone, note] basso2.1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamenteI wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto
3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoceto turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]
4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa••II [ləʊ]1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione2) fig.III [ləʊ]verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire -
4 basement
['beɪsmənt] 1.nome seminterrato m., interrato m.2.modificatore [flat, kitchen] nel seminterrato* * *['beismənt](the lowest floor of a building, usually below ground level: She lives in a basement; ( also adjective) a basement flat.) seminterrato* * *['beɪsmənt] 1.nome seminterrato m., interrato m.2.modificatore [flat, kitchen] nel seminterrato
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